LANCASTER – A DUI checkpoint conducted in Lancaster Friday night yielded one arrest for driving under the influence of drugs and 23 arrests for various other violations, authorities said.
Personnel from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Lancaster Station conducted the checkpoint from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday on Avenue I at Date Avenue.
The results from the checkpoint are as follows:
* 960 vehicles traveled through the checkpoint.
* 960 drivers were checked at the checkpoint.
* 13 drivers were given field sobriety tests.
* 1 driver was arrested for DUI/drugs.
* 12 unlicensed drivers were arrested and sent to court.
* 8 suspended license drivers were arrested and sent to court.
* 3 vehicle owners were arrested for allowing an unlicensed driver to drive and sent to court.
* 2 vehicles were stored for one day.
* 8 vehicles were impounded for 30 days.
* 10 vehicles were released per checkpoint release procedures.
Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public. A major component of these checkpoints is the deterrent effect, bringing about more awareness and encouraging everyone to use sober designated drivers.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent.
This checkpoint was one of many that have been or will be conducted throughout the year in Lancaster.
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Raul says
Like a moth to the flame, cops sit in one spot and the dummies come to them……
Hollywood says
If the police had better things to do everyone would have they licenses if they wasn’t get lil tickets
For every lil thing when there’s murders and child abusers still lerking and house party killing
But the police in this dry ass town keep in mind has to make payroll
Too so they willing to give anybody a ticket just becuz
mammastone says
It’s everywhere.. Want to hear something scary ? My husband worked for 27 years for a OPG .”Towing in LA. every weekend they did this task force as they called it with the LA police dept. one Time he him self impounded 27 yellow cabs for no registration and no insurance and no lic. They were focusing on cabs that night of course . But this is public transportation … a little scary to me . just saying you will be surprised of how many all over not just here in the AV .
RussMess says
That’s nothing. The highway safety board some 10 years ago said that over 75% of drivers in the city of LA have no auto insurance. I’m sure most were illegal aliens, but really it was that insanely high and a real stat from a reliable source.
Pepper says
I can’t believe that there are that many unlicensed and suspended drivers up here. I’m living amongst a lot of stupid people here, who sure give Antelope Valley a bad name. Hmm!